Jakob the Liar (1999)

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

• Comedy
• Drama
• History

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.

Rating

6.7 / 10 (423 votes)

Release date

September 16, 1999

Runtime

2h 00m

Language

English

Director

Peter Kassovitz

Status

Released